Week end camp out. Depending on the weather/wind we have the options to fish Cedar Bayou, Mesquite Bay or the Matagorda Island surf.

This trip allows a wide variety of fishing opportunities for anglers. Cedar Bayou is often targeted successfully by PACK members. Fishing in the bayou has been spotty to excellent depending on the clarity of the water and if the bayou is open to the Gulf of Mexico.

The surf is fished by all members especially in the dawn and dusk hours by anglers looking for trout. Some members bring surf gear and target shark, bull reds, etc. In the past, pink and red plastics, rattletraps and topwaters have produced trout.

The bayou was closed to the Gulf last year but depending on storms it could be open. This past year PACK members saw large water snakes and numerous stingrays in the bayou. In past trips, the group has seen alligators both on the land and in the bayou, as well as coyotes, deer and small herds of cattle on the beach and along the bayou.

We will be tent camping on the beach in the highest sand we can find. The area allows you to leave your kayak pulled up at night on the beach. Depending on where your tent is located, you may have to walk several hundred feet to your tent. There are no shelters, water or restrooms. All food, water, provisions and camping gear must be brought to Cedar Bayou via the Skimmer mother boat. The Skimmer will deliver us as close as possible to the camping location. It may be necessary to offload the mother boat as far away as 4 miles from our ultimate camping destination depending on tide. However, for the past several trips the Skimmer has been able to deliver us within 1-2 miles from the end of Cedar Bayou. Remember, your personal camping gear will need to be transported via your kayak up to 4 miles, so pack accordingly.

Fall (September to November) When the water and day time temperatures begin to cool down, the fish start moving towards the back lakes and feed throughout the day. The average air temperature is 70-80 during the day and can drop to 40-50 degrees at night.

However the month of September can easily be in the mid to upper 90s depending on weather patterns.

 Frank Canneto, click here to email, 713-444-0614

 We will meet the Skimmer behind Charlotte Plummer’s restaurant in Rockport beginning at 8:00 A.M. to load kayaks and camping equipment onto the Skimmer. The boat leaves the dock at 10:00 A.M. on Friday September 19, 2008.

If you want to go, contact the trip leader (or sign up at a monthly meeting) and provide: name, email address and phone number (preferably cell phone). or Register for a PACK login account and then use the Auto Enroll link above to automatically have your name added to the list below.

From Houston
The trip is approximately 190 miles from Houston and takes 3-3.5 hours depending on traffic and your starting location.
1. Take US-59 South to Victoria
2. 59 becomes US-77 S continue on 77 south
3. Exit onto 239 to Tivoli
4. Turn right or south on to 35
5. Pass over Copano Bridge
6. Turn left on Henderson Road (about 3-4 miles from the bridge). Many roads lead from 35 to Fulton Beach Road.
7. Turn right (south) the Skimmer is within view behind Charlotte Plummer’s Restaurant.
Charlotte Plummer’s Restaurant
202 North Fulton Beach Road
Rockport, Texas 78382

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See Standard PACK List for items to consider for any PACK outing

Important items:

• VHF Radio for communication and emergency contact
• First Aid Kit 
• Lunch, Water, snacks

Recommended guidelines for participates:

• Make sure trip leader or an officer has your emergency contact
• Notify the trip leader if you have any potential concerns
• If inexperienced, then buddy up. Make sure the trip leader knows your experience level
• Communicate with the trip leader, if you are unsure of your skill level required
• Member dues are current
• Guests are invited to particpate
• Have performed deep water entries
• Cary a first aid kit
• Have a life jacket
• Have a VHF radio
• Inform the trip leader of your float plan if planning to fish alone or longer then the designated times.
• Sign in and sign out at the launch site. Inform the trip leader if you will be launching in a different place.

Recommended for Trip Leaders:

• Insures proper authorizations
• Secure sites
• Prepare emergency preparedness plan
• Keep abreast of weather conditions that might effect the trip
• Point out any potential area hazards
• Maintain a head count
• Have available a first aid kit
• Have a VHF radio

Expenses/Fees:

The Skimmer Fee

• $70 per person with a minimum of 10 to make a trip. Bring extra dollars for a group meal, if arranged and tip for the Capt.
  

 Surf, Cedar Bayou or Mesquite Bay

(We prefer for you to create a login account on this website so that you can have your name added to the auto register list below. If you don't have a registered login account on this website we can list your name here; please contact the trip leader to request your name to manually added. If you have a login account then use the enroll feature at the top of this page to become part of the auto enroll list below)

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